WOW Wedding

REAL WEDDING

Victor Sizemore  

Bailey Rae Hancock-Brown and her groom, Billy Jack Donald Brown, met in 2013 during a party when she was a Freshman at BCTC and he a Sophomore at UK. Their story could’ve ended there, but Bailey wasn’t going to let that be the final chapter. As she states “I stalked him until he asked me out!” Fast forward 7 years, Billy popped the question on a perfect Kentucky November day during The Breeders Cup in 2020. Unlike most young ladies, Bailey never dreamed of a large formal wedding. She and Billy wanted an intimate gathering with family and close friends in attendance, and more emphasis on the reception. Bailey’s parents were married in Las Vegas on 8-8-88 and she always loved the idea of a destination wedding. When she discovered 2-2-22 was a little over a year away, it was destiny!! They decided on a close family friend’s home in Summerlin, NV. located at TPC Country Club overlooking the golf course with the mountains framing the venue. They hired wedding planner, Tory L. Cooper to bring their vision of soft romantic lighting ( twinkle lights and various sized lanterns with flickering candle light), ivory Hydrangeas and Roses with accents of greenery (eucalyptus and ivy). Bailey can attest that an outdoor wedding can be a gamble. On the couple’s big day the forecast called for a 60 mph wind advisory. “We must have been living at the foot of the cross because at 4:00 p.m. the wind subsided and the sun came out for the 6:00 p.m. ceremony”. The elements aren’t the only risk involved in planning such an event. “Two days before the wedding, I received a call from one of my bridesmaids and my hairstylist for the wedding that she had tested positive for Covid”. Bailey’s advice “What’s going to happen is going to happen and at the end of the day, the wedding is just as perfect as you dreamed it would be”!

The couple decided on an “Old Hollywood Glam” theme with the bride wearing an ivory lace gown trimmed in ostrich feathers, Pave Crystal Bow Heels (Bailey’s suggestion “Don’t buy pricey bridal heels…they are rarely seen”) and for the “something blue tradition” an antique blue sapphire ring given to her from her parents. The groom wore an ivory dinner jacket with black tuxedo pants and bow tie with velvet smoking loafers. The entire wedding party wore black. From the iconic black and white checkered dance floor, round dinner tables covered in ivory velvet with coordinating velvet napkins, crystal candelabras, gold-etched bone china and crystal wine goblets, the whole evening was magical. A special highlight that stood out to the Bride and Groom was the moment Bailey’s childhood friends, Josie Rose Molasky and Tommy Ghirardini of Good Rzn sang “Unwritten”, a sentimental song between Bailey and her Bridesmaids as they entered the ceremony. Another moment they loved was their photographer moving around with a ring light attached to his camera that captured photos of the guests entering the wedding. These fun photos were developed onsite and placed in a 4x6 acrylic frame and given to the guests to take home as a “wedding favor”.

PHOTO | Victor Sizemore VIDEO | Lighten Films VENUE | Private Estate at TPC Country Club Summerlin CATERING | Chef Sterling Burpee CAKE | Rolling in the Dough Bakery

WEDDING PLANNER | Tory Cooper FLOWERS | Ami Wong Events RENTALS | RSVP Party Rentals BRIDAL GOWN | Perla Bridal Las Vegas

BRIDAL PARTY ATTIRE | Revolve GROOM + GROOMSMEN | Men’s Warehouse HAIR | Artistry by Christina MAKEUP | Kim Kantunis of Vegas Makeup STATIONERY | Rae House of Strut Your Stuff

SUN Behavioral Health, which operates

a psychiatric hospital in Erlanger in partnership with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, opens an intensive outpatient facility in Lexington. The facility at 2335 Sterlington Road in Alumni Offi ce Park opens at a time when research shows 746,000 adults in Kentucky have a mental illness and 40,000 Kentuckians ages 12-17 have depression (The National Alliance on Mental Illness). SUN focuses on individualized, evidence-based treatment that considers the uniqueness of each patient. All programming at the facility – which includes cognitive behavioral therapy, coping skills training and a wellness recovery action plan – is conducted by licensed psychotherapists, nurses and ancillary therapists. The services are provided in a highly structured environment that helps patients learn and progress toward their mental health or substance use recovery goals. The mission of SUN Behavioral Health is to partner with communities to solve the unmet needs of those who suffer from mental illness and substance use disorders. “SUN’s new Lexington facility offers an opportunity to access life-saving care and healing and is a ray of hope to those struggling with mental health and substance use in Central Kentucky,” says Toni Webb, MSW, LCSW, Director of Outpatient Services for SUN Behavioral Health in Lexington. “SUN Behavioral takes pride in offering services to a wide range of people regardless of age, treatment history, ethnicity, treatment needs, etc.” Treatment at SUN’s intensive outpatient facility is individualized to meet the needs of the person seeking recovery - typical services include group and family therapy, stress management, and trauma-informed treatment. In the SUN Behavioral Day Hospital, patients may be at the facility for as many as fi ve hours at a time, fi ve days per week. “This type of outpatient treatment does not require a person to uproot their lives and live full-time at a facility - it offers the fl exibility to attend to responsibilities like work, school, or family,” adds Webb.

SUN Behavioral Kentucky accepts many major healthcare providers, including Medicare and Medicaid. In addition to Kentucky, SUN Behavioral Health provides mental health and substance use recovery services in Ohio, Texas and Delaware. For more information about SUN Behavioral Health’s intensive outpatient facility in Lexington, which is the fi rst satellite location for SUN, you are invited to call 859.912.7670 and visit https://sunbehavioral.com/.